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Kikwete meets Twiga Stars

President Jakaya Kikwete is expected to meet members of the national women soccer team in Dar es Salaam today.

The team has just qualified to feature in the African Nations Cup finals to be staged in South Africa.

The Government has hailed the team for winning the tournament’s berth.

Minister for Information, Culture and Sports George Mkuchika said the Government relishes success of the team.

The minister has asked the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) to support the team in its bid to flap the national flag high.

Twiga Stars, as the team is popularly known, qualified for the continental championship after sending packing Eritrea by 11-4 aggregate goals, having won the first leg at home by comprehensive 8-1 goals.

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN

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Written by Israel Saria

I have been involved with sports in Tanzania as a Volleyball Coach for many years—and was a Tanzania Amateur Volleyball Association (TAVA) leader. I studied sports management at Leipzig University in Germany and understand the science behind sports. That led me to work as a football pundit, with the BBC ( Swahili service) in London. That experience and exposure took me to covering the 2010, World Cup in South Africa. This provided me with a great insight into international level football commentary and the opportunity to carry out extensive research into the game including its players, the stadiums, the rules and tactics.I have also been grateful to meet a wide range of people connected to football in the UK, Tanzania, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, France, Kenya etc, and visited almost all of the key football stadiums across United Kingdom, and Europe.

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